The Imperial Gazetteer of India responded to a need in the latter half of the nineteenth century for descriptive accounts of the expanding British territory. The Gazetteer is encyclopedic in nature, containing detailed geographical, historical, ethnic, linguistic, economic, and administrative information.

GIS data

IndiaPlaceFinder is a very important and reliable tool for locating geographic information on Indian toponyms. It is created and maintained by our collaborating partners at the University of Tokyo.

DSAL is collaborating with several institutions to make important maps
available via the Web.

Restrictions on the use of images

You may view or download an image to your workstation and store it, and you may make hard copies without further permission,
provided this is done for purposes of private study only.

You may display personal copies for purposes of an academic lecture or seminar. If using our materials, please make reference to the Digital South Asia Library and the institution holding the original.